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NYSPHSAA 2017-2018 Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction and Excellence Awards

Congratulations to our NYSPHSAA Award winners for schools of distinction. Please click on the hyperlink to view the schools who have been selected by New York State Public High School Athletic Association as Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction and Excellence Winners.

NYSPHSAA Announces 2017-2018 Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction and Excellence Winners

Latham, NY- The New York State Public High School Athletic Association, Inc. (NYSPHSAA) announces its 2017-18 Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction and School of Excellence Award winners. The purpose of the School of Distinction and School of Excellence Awards are to unite varsity coaches in challenging their teams to achieve a statewide honor. This year, 30 schools earned the School of Distinction Award and 111 schools earned the School of Excellence Award. An additional 11 schools received the School of Distinction Award and 51 more received the School of Excellence Award compared to 2016-17 school year. This year’s figures represent the highest number of NYSPHSAA member schools being recognized for their academic achievements.

“The increase in the number of schools receiving both awards shows what fantastic student-athletes we have here in New York State,” said Robert Zayas NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “This is evidence that schools, administration, coaches and student-athletes focus on excellence in the classroom as well as the playing fields.”

Schools can earn School of Distinction status by having 100% of its varsity teams qualify for and receive the Scholar-Athlete team award during their respective sports seasons. To earn the School of Excellence Award, 75% of a school’s varsity teams must qualify and receive the Scholar-Athlete team award. The full list of School of Distinction and School of Excellence Award winners is below.

Important Information Regarding Volleyball Section Finals Venue

Regarding recent reports as to the location of sectional volleyball finals in November, that location has yet to be determined. No decision as to venue has been officially nor tentatively made.

There is a Request for Proposal process for selecting the venue. That is an open process that will allow venues interested in hosting the finals to submit a proposal and be considered to host the finals. There is no short list of potential or tentative venues.

The RFP process is not yet under way so it would be inappropriate to discuss potential venues. RFPs will be made available in the near future.

The final decision will be made by the Section One Executive Committee with recommendations and input from other committees.

That decision would likely not be made before Aug. 1. At that time, the venue would be announced publicly.

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Westchester/Putnam Wrestling Officials Association Candidate School

The Westchester/Putnam Wrestling Officials Association is conducting their candidate school beginning September 18th-October 30th. The class will meet once a week. If interested in becoming a wrestling official, please contact: Gary Wagner - (914)-589-9251, Sal Imbimbo - (914)-943-6020 or John Jones (914)-525-1262

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Rockland County Chapter of the Central Hudson Valley Football Officials

The Rockland County Chapter of the Central Hudson Valley Football Officials Association is looking for new officials to join our association for the 2018 season.